Htestspeedhere.com Hijacker - How to remove

Does Htestspeedhere.com show up in your browser’s new tab page? Maybe pop-up ads from Whatsmyspeed.co are flooding your screen? This could mean that Test Speed Here Tab was installed. Test Speed Here Tab is a browser hijacker – a mildly malicious browser extension. It has Htestspeedhere.com take over your new tab page and manipulate your browsing habits. Although Htestspeedhere.com is not outright malware, it’s best to remove it and look for safer alternatives.

In short about Htestspeedhere.com:

Type of threat	Adware, browser hijacker.
How Test Speed Here Tab gets installed	Advertised online, bundled with other programs, downloaded in malicious installers, promoted by adware.
Consequences for the browser	Htestspeedhere.com shows up in the new tab, it promotes clickbait-filled sites and Search.yahoo.com, the hijacker logs your browsing history.
How to remove Htestspeedhere.com	Uninstall Test Speed Here Tab, check for and remove malware (Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC), block notifications from unwanted sites.

Htestspeedhere.com is adware

Htestspeedhere.com is the website that replaces your new tab page when Test Speed Here Tab is installed.

Every time your browser opens a new tab (when you click the plus ‘+’ button at the top of the browser or when you use the keyboard shortcut (Cmd+T for Macs, Ctrl+T for PCs), Test Speed Here Tab (the browser extension) interferes and makes sure that Htestspeedhere.com is loaded.

Besides this, Test Speed Here Tab can also log your browsing history – all the sites that you visit. It doesn’t matter if you delete your browsing history regularly, as Test Speed Here Tab can read it before that.

The only time that Test Speed Here Tab does not work is when you use a private (Incognito) browser window. By default, browser extensions are disabled in this mode.

The default new tab page is quite important – most people set it to their favorite search engine or the browser’s default new tab page, which shows links to the user’s favorite websites. Htestspeedhere.com replaces it and promotes Yahoo.com and three clickbait sites (Myemailcentral.com, Nationalweatheragency.org, Totalvideos.tv) that are operated by the same company that made Htestspeedhere.com – Eightpoint Technologies. Whatsmyspeed.co, another related site, also spams pop-up ads. In other words, the Test Speed Here Tab browser extension helps funnel more people to sad-filled sites and make Eightpoint a little bit of money.

Do people get anything in exchange for those ads? Not really. Htestspeedhere.com is supposed to help people test their internet speed, but there are much less intrusive speed testers out there.

There’s a very obvious example. Htestspeedhere.com uses OpenSpeedTest to measure each user’s internet speed. Well, OpenSpeedTest has its own speed-testing browser extension that does not replace the new tab and does not log the browsing history.

How Test Speed Here Tab gets installed

Test Speed Here Tab the browser extension, Htestspeedhere.com’s redirects, and Whatsmyspeed.co’s notification pop-ups do not just appear in the browser; they come via deceptive ads or get installed somehow:

• Infected installers install browser hijackers. They may present them as optional offers or they might not warn people at all. This behavior is called bundling and it’s frequently abused by malicious actors.
• Illegitimate downloads, pirated programs, as well as fake installers and updaters that are promoted by misleading ads. They bundle adware all the time – as well as more dangerous malware, like info stealers.
• Whatsmyspeed.co, Test Speed Here Tab’s main website, is advertised on online typing tests, browser game sites, software download sites, and other websites.
• Test Speed Here Tab is promoted by other browser hijackers (and it promotes other hijackers).

Whatsmyspeed.co is detected by a few antivirus scanners as a malicious website (VirusTotal page). The Windows installer for Test Speed Here Tab is detected by far more programs (VirusTotal page). But not all versions of Test Speed Here Tab rely on that installer, so not even a good antivirus program guarantees security in this case.

Like a lot of modern adware, Whatsmyspeed.co relies on psychological tricks instead of sophisticated technology. Be careful where you download files from and refuse to install software that you don’t know.

How to remove Htestspeedhere.com

Check this article on how to block notifications. If you accidentally allowed Htestspeedhere.com or Whatsmyspeed.co to send notifications, you only need to change some browser settings to stop the pop-up ads.

To remove Htestspeedhere.com redirects, uninstall the Test Speed Here Tab extension. This is also in your browser settings, the instructions are in the following section. If Test Speed Here Tab refuses to be removed, you might need to refer to our post on extensions that abuse enterprise policy.

Finally, consider having an antivirus program (Combo Cleaner for macOS, Spyhunter for Windows, and others) scan your computer for malware. If some suspicious items are found, delete them. You could also block Htestspeedhere.com, Whatsmyspeed.co, and other unwanted sites with the help of anti-malware apps that have web security features. However, there are too many malicious sites online to block them all. Just be careful, skeptical, patient, and don’t install programs from shady websites.

Automatic Malware removal tools

Remove browser extensions

TopRemoving Htestspeedhere.com Hijacker from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Htestspeedhere.com Hijacker. Click on the trash bin icon next to Htestspeedhere.com Hijacker or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Htestspeedhere.com Hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Htestspeedhere.com Hijacker from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Htestspeedhere.com Hijacker. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Htestspeedhere.com Hijacker or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Htestspeedhere.com Hijacker from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Htestspeedhere.com Hijacker related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Htestspeedhere.com Hijacker, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.